Tragedy vs Comedy

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Comedy
 comedy "turns tragedy upside-down."
 Tragedy
mythic, heroic

human, burlesque
never dealt with the "here and now"
often dealt with the "here and now"
stylized, archaic
more "spontaneous," popular, contemporary
high diction
low diction
masks, costumes conceal the private
and particular behind the general and abstract
masks, costumes "expose" private parts
(exaggerated phalloi etc.);
emphasize the particular idiosyncratic
(caricature masks)
theme: the fall of great men
theme: the rise of the "little guy"
(traditionally unenfranchised groups)


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